DAIRY CREST GROUP PLC

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DAIRY CREST GROUP PLC INTERIM RESULTS TO 30th
September 2000
Delivering value added growth and attractive
returnsfor shareholders
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Headlines

• Attractive financial results
• Continued branded and added value progress
• Benefit of Unigate dairy and cheese acquisition
  being delivered
• Management team commitment
• Opportunity for Dairy Crest value appreciation

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Financial Highlights

• Sales up by 41 to 559 m including impact of
  acquisitions
• Operating profit up 36 to 30.5 m excluding
  acquisitions down 1 at 22.3m
• Adjusted profit before tax up 16 to 24.4 m
• Adjusted earnings per share up 11 to 15.4 pence
• Strong cash flow from operating activities of
  39.5m
• Interim dividend declared of 4.5 pence up 8

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Profit and Loss
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Earnings and Dividends
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Operating Results
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Operating Margin
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Operating Cash Flow
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Cash Flow
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Acquisition of Unigate Dairy and Cheese
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Balance Sheet
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Business Overview
Spreads
Liquid Products
Fresh Dairy Products
Ingredients
Household
Cheese
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Organisation
Chief Executive John Houliston
Company Secretariat Roger Newton
Human Resources
Foods Drummond Hall
Dairies Chris Roberts
Central Services Bill Brown
Finance Ian Laurie
Business Development
Multiples Milk Household - Chill Chain Milk
Sourcing Group Purchasing Food Service
Foods Distribution Supply Chain Technical/RD
Strategy Acquisitions
Corporate Treasury/ Tax Financial Control
Integration of Business Process Systems
Peter Allanson-Bailey
Cheese Spreads/Frijj YDC Ingredients Multiple/Sal
es
Business Units
Functional Operations
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Management Commitment
To deliver earnings growth at least in line with
market expectations

• Continue strong value added growth to sustain
  underlying profits
• Deliver synergy benefits in full and on time
• c 11m for 2001/02
• at least 25m for 2002/03

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Business Objectives

• Sustainable competitive advantage
• Industry leading cost profile
• Excellence for major customers
• Create the leading UK retail milk business

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Liquid Milk
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London Super Dairy

• 15m investment at Chadwell Heath
• Initial capacity 380 ml pa
• Achieve 600 ml pa with further investment
• Completion scheduled end 2001
• Close and dispose Westway site

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Cheese Opportunity

• Strong value added progress
• Robust price premia
• Future market growth potential
• Optimise increased scale and efficiency

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Cheese Operations
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Cheese Restructuring

• Planning optimal configuration
• cheddar manufacturing
• cheese prepacking
• Initial actions
• close Fermanagh
• close Sturminster Newton

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Synergies

• Programme already being implemented
• retail liquid milk investment
• cheese restructuring
• overhead reduction
• Management commitment
• c 11m for 2001/02
• at least 25m for 2002/03

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Outlook

• Attractive financial performance
• encouraging added value growth
• acquisition already earnings enhancing
• Clear strategic objectives
• growth from brands and added value
• establish industry leading standards of
  operational cost efficiency
• deliver attractive earnings growth

Opportunity for greater appreciation in
shareholder value